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Motivation, learning, and well-being (MoLeWe UEF)

Research group
01.01.2020 -
Philosophical Faculty
School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education, Philosophical Faculty
School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Philosophical Faculty
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Research themes

Our research focuses on individual differences in and the development of motivation (e.g., goals, interest, values, expectancies), learning (including skill development, performance, and achievement), and well-being (e.g., emotions, engagement, perfectionistic strivings, burnout, and stress), with a particular emphasis on mathematics.

Through our studies, we aim to

  • gain knowledge on the developmental antecedents and consequences of individual differences in motivation, learning, and well-being
  • gain knowledge on the developmental interplay between motivation, learning, and well-being
  • understand the situational dynamics of motivation, learning, and well-being
  • identify important personal and contextual factors that influence the development of motivation, learning, and well-being

For more information, please contact Heta Tuominen ([email protected])

News

  • KM Minna Ikävalko, väitös 14.6.2025

    Myönteiset kokemukset oppimistilanteissa vaikuttavat positiivisesti oppilaiden varmuuteen säädellä tarkkaavuutta ja tunteita

  • Heta Tuominen appointed as Professor of Educational Science

    Research into motivation and well-being can provide ways to shape the learning environment in a less performance-oriented direction.

  • KM Fiia Söderholm, väitös 6.6.2025

    Uupumus lisääntyy ja kouluun kiinnittyminen vähenee lukio-​opintojen aikana – tuen kohdentamiseen kiinnitettävä enemmän huomiota

  • UEF announces the 2024 Communicator of the Year Awards

    The Communicator of the Year Award of the Philosophical Faculty was presented to the Motivation, Learning and Well-being Research Collective, MoLeWe.

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Motivation, Learning, and Well-Being -Research Collective (MoLeWe)

MoLeWe-logoThe MoLeWe collective represents a group of researchers from the University of Eastern Finland (UEF), University of Helsinki (UH), University of Turku (UTU), National Defence University (NDU), Åbo Akademi University (ÅAU), and University of Oulu (UO) collaborating in the fields of education and educational psychology. The MoLeWe site serves as our joint home base where you can find information on our research, including PhD projects, as well as our experiences in the academia. We will share our stories and thoughts in a blog, both in English and in Finnish.

Learning, everyday life and work in a digitalized society (DIGS)

Learning, everyday life and work in a digitalized society DIGS research community gathers researchers from the Philosophical Faculty, the Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology and the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies. Our research is focused on the new learning opportunities and tools offered by a digitalized society and also on the demands and expectations of digitalization in different contexts and areas of life, such as work, education and everyday life.

Keywords

academic emotions academic engagement achievement goal orientation anxiety children development educational psychology expectancy-value interest learning mathematics motivation perfectionism school achievement school burnout self-concept self-efficacy self-regulation stress temperament well-being youth

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